Week 18 Day 5

Week 18 Day 5
Medi object choiceless
Intention to observe the arising and passing of thoughts

Morning all! I read the 7DMK Day 3 pinned post and was reminded about thoughts.  So today I am observing them. I started with the rising and falling of the breath, then noted the whirring sounds and announcements. There was a chap having a loud phone conversation at the other end of the carriage. My focus however turned to my face and how cold and uncomfortable it was, the tube was warm but there was a draught blowing through. I noted how my skin was almost painful from the breeze. Thoughts  arose about labelling and then about a story I wasn't part of. I watched to the end and did not pursue the content too much. My neighbour's music was occasionally too loud, I noted my aversion. As I got off the train, I continued yesterday's muse on the poster opposite me. There was a bitter wind howling up the platform - very unpleasant vedena I have to walk up and down to try and distract myself. The connecting trains are not as frequent as the Piccadilly line so I had to wait an agonising 7 minutes for the train. The woman in the picture is wearing a beige cardigan half buttoned with a matching tee-shirt underneath. What I didn't notice yesterday was that she has a diamond shaped pendant hanging from her neck. The paint job still looks untidy and I notice that the top part of the painting is green/blue and then there is a section which is brown and the last section you can see is beige. The next frame is of a man playing a trumpet, then the next is the familiar woman with a black hooded cloak on. The woman painting doesn't seem young enough to be of retirement age, so is the advert saying that you need to start early to get a decent pension? I boarded the train and continued with open-eyed seated meditation. The train was quiet today, and the moving next station sign is very mesmerising. I decided to stop and journalise a few stops later.

I also noted that I was so engrossed in trying to write this post (as my phone decided to play up) that I arrived at my station suddenly - glad I had a mindful moment at that time! Roll on the long weekend, I'm craving it!